General Discussions - 300ZX Related

I am in the process of fitting a new CD player in my Z but the ariel connection is not compatible with the new unit. Is there a conversion plug I can buy. If so where from, or is there another way around this problem. Billy

After boring everyone with my tales of woe concerning my poor sick Zed,I have found a new replacement kit for £100 including the harness.unfortunatly it is american!! would it still be compatible with my 1992 jap import? Any help is GREATLY appreciated!!! JON:)

Probably getting a bit boring to people reading my posts but I have exhausted all suggestions for the number plate holder for my car...does anyone have one or know anyone that may have? (the UK spec plastic job that breaks when you breathe on it!!!) I would hate to give Nissan the money when there must be someone out there that could benefit...

All working fine and then bloody thing wont work. Try to eject and it just whrrrrs away! Any ideas on getting the magazine out without using a crowbar??

hi lads, lately my zed has felt slightly underpowered (tt auto) when you boot it from a standing start the wheels used to spin and away you go... but lately it seems a bit flat low down. but today in the sweltering heat i put my aircon on, and the car is totaly different , its real powerful low down and i can spin the wheels why is this? can any one help? many thanks Jim:confused:

does anyone here know anything about digital radio? ive got a hirshman antenna( for a honda s2000) (my mates)with two 12v feeds coming out of it, one for fm/am and one for d.a.b. then the two coax for 1 for d.a.b and one for fm/am. the problem i have is the fm/am side wont work (antenna not switching over inside) is the antenna faulty? or what else can i try. (just thought id ask you lads) thanks jim.

Just put my new AFM / MAS on. My old one had pins/spades on B, C, D & E......A & F were blanked off. The new one I've just put on had spades on A, B, C, D, E, and F blanked off. The female plug (attached to the car) had the female spades for all 5 of my new one. Anyone got any idea's to the difference. Hope I've explained it well enough.....can't find my bloody dig camera at the moment! Cheers.

When your flooring it, what RPM do you get to peak boost at? In 2nd and 3rd I seem to hit 1.3 bar at 5500-6000 rpm. Whaddya think? That seem about right?

Trying to set up the boost and fuelling on my Z yesterday and kept coming up against intermittent fuelling probs and an inability to run much more than 1.2bar. Anyway the garage reckon its the 'coolers so on Friday were gonna modify the front bumper to improve the airflow through them....... As an aside, I went out last night after dark, when the temperature had dropped, and everything was fine at 1.3 bar - I could probably gone higher, but I didnt wanna lean out.... So what do you guys think?

Hi, Just been looking at Mac1's spec and notice he has dump valves. I didn't realise you could put dump valves on an automatic. If you can is there much modification required and what are the advantages and disadvantages if any?? Zedhot.

Can anybody tell me whereabouts in the on-line manual I can find the section about the pedals - mine need adjsuting as the break and accelerator are reallty close together. Cheers, Andy

Guys Had my top cam seals changed and the back half moon seals also changed thinking these were the course of my oil leak. NOT SO LUCKY. Its slill leaking so what the next step and how can you detect where its comeing from. Ken

Does ne 1 know if side repeaters have to stick out or can they be flush with the body work??? Cheers Pete

been looking at this for a bit now mainly from the point of view of keeping the interior a bit cooler, any views on below: 1) do it myself- tho have seen some right old fvck ups 2) pay £220 for a lifetime guaranteed, baked on job cheers

been doing a bit of fault finding today , trying to find why my car wont start. replaced ptu and no difference. ecu diagnostics code 11 and 21. ignition circuit aND crank angle sensor. took CAS and put back in wiggled harness around a bit and car started. now running on less than six cylinders , poss 3 or 4. still codes 11 and 21. how can i check to see if the cas is definetly my problem? getting very desperate now. any help or suggestions appreciated. thanks ...lee

It appears as though my drivers seat does not go as far back as the passenger seat...being over 6ft tall this poses a bit of a problem. Looking (and listening) a little more closely it seems as though something is stopping it going back further...has anyone else had similar problems with electric seats? Any ideas what could be causing this?

Check out my traders section for possible group buy, just in time for Trax. cheers smithy :cool:

Hi there, Been thinking of buying a jap import ZX either turbo or non turbo. Am I going to be buying a big expense and a gas guzzler? The car will be on a 90/G or later and around the £5k mark. I don't want to buy a car and have to mod it to keep it going apart from alarm immobiliser etc. Any views would be a great help. Thanks :)

Those damned wipers!! I have been trying to get them off for weeks so I can repaint the scuttles. I even made an extractor out of 'C' section steel, about 2.5mm thick steel, with a 5/16" bolt. The 'C' section just started to open up. After taking the plastic cap and the nut off, the threaded rod is bright nickel finish, so I doubt the splines are rusted. Any suggestions ? Cheers John

Does anybody Know anything about changing the stock fuel filters to inline Bosh filters ?as i was told by this Japonese guy that the stock filters have a certain amount of gravetational pull where as inline filters are much more responsive having less resistance.He says that on the z this is the first upgrade before anything else.

Help!! Got a diagnostic check on my zed this morning and it came back saying "the following item needs attention..." knock sensors.That's it!! what the f@@k are these? can anyone tell me what they are and how much they are likely to cost? Many thanks! Jon.

I have a slight noise in 2nd and 4th gear. Its not major but there is a noticible difference between 2nd an 4th compares to 1st 3rd and 5th. Its difficult to describe but its not a whining or metalic sound. The car performs all right and theres no vibration.2nd and 4th sound a little louder. Any ideas....oops 90 manual TT

Hi folks Well, the restore to factory on my 1985 Z31 is going beautifully and he oil pressure gauge is registering now having removed the el cheapo after market single point thingy that could not handle gauge and idiot light, but the litres remaining is still flashing on E after a whole new sender unit was installed. Does one need to disconnect the battery for several hours to allow the computer to dump it's current info and recallibrate itself on reconnection? If not, please help with where to go next if you can. Also, the rear window defogger switch does not seem to want to work. Feels sloppy and doesnt want to engage by the feel of it.Replace? and if so…

Any ideas people??????

Help!!!! does anyone know the measurements, eg toe in, for the rear tracking mine have just been replaced ... MOT fail. Thanx Jon